Paris, France
Remnants of the Paris Guillotine
Indents in the pavement are all that remain from a grisly death machine in Paris.
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Paris, France
Indents in the pavement are all that remain from a grisly death machine in Paris.
Paris, France
Dedicated to the history and culture of smoking, this small museum now includes a vape lounge.
Paris, France
Inside a former cabaret, seven floors of erotic art.
Somerville, Massachusetts
The self-proclaimed world's smallest museum, located next to a Massachusetts sandwich chain.
San Diego, California
Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.
San Diego, California
Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.
San Diego, California
Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.
San Diego, California
An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.
San Diego, California
Lemon Grove, California is known for its giant lemon...and mummified bodies.
Phoenix, Arizona
In this small Phoenix taxidermy emporium, you can find everything from a squid in a jar to a freeze-dried toad.
Phoenix, Arizona
The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.
Worcester, Massachusetts
The Burnside Fountain and its questionable interpretation.
New Haven, Vermont
A tomb with a window to ensure the interred wasn't buried alive.
Middlebury, Vermont
The Vermont grave of a 4,000-year-old mummy prince.
Richmond, Vermont
This rare polygonal meeting house is rumored to be built in a circle so that the devil has nowhere to hide.
Shelburne, Vermont
A massive sustainable farm designed by the mastermind behind Central Park.
Burlington, Vermont
Cryptid lake monster honored with its own monument.
Burlington, Vermont
Scary metal statues adorn some of the signature buildings of Burlington, Vermont.
Burlington, Vermont
This 38-drawer structure claims the superlative title, but it isn't the world's only giant filing cabinet.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Century-old shop, specializing in Occult products.
Seneca Falls, New York
This statue commemorates the meeting of the most influential minds of the women’s rights movement.
Cavendish, Vermont
The monument dedicated to Phineas Gage in the town where his accident happened.
Bellows Falls, Vermont
These mysterious petroglyphs in Vermont reflect a troubled history in the treatment of Native American culture.
Concord, Massachusetts
"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."